1 . Recycling is good for our planet, but it can be confusing. Can I recycle plastic bags? What about pizza cartons? Toothpaste tubes? Which bin should I use? There are so many questions, and more than half of Americans are unsure about how to recycle.     1     Here’s a handy four-step guide on how to recycle effectively:

Know what to put in the recycling bin. Keep it simple and focus on the most commonly recycled items, such as paper, glass, aluminum and plastic.     2     Don’t use the recycled symbol as a guide. “The number on the container is really for people to identify the type of resin (树脂). That’s not helpful for the common consumer,” said Cody Marshall, a strategist at nonprofit Recycling Partnership.

    3     It is really important to know what you cannot put in your bin. You can always check with your city or at BeRecycled.org. If you live in the US, just plug in your postcode to search. Recycling companies struggle with the same problem items: hoses (软管), cords, needles and clothing, according to Marshall, so don’t put those items in your bin.

Wash or clean items. Do a quick clean to make sure there is no food left in containers before you put them in the bin.     4     Save food for composting (堆肥) in your garden.

Don’t bag it. Unless you live in a place that requires it, like New York City, keep the recyclables lost in the bin. “A lot of the time, it’s not safe for our employees to tear those bags open, or it takes too much time,” said Keller. “    5    ”

A．Know what is not recyclable.

B．The answers are not hard to find.

C．A lot of bagged stuff goes right to the landfill.

D．Plastic bags can be used again or returned to grocery stores.

E．If you really don’t know if an item is recyclable, then just throw it in the garbage.

F．This is really important if you only use one bin because food items could ruin paper.

G．Hard plastics like water and soft drink bottles or anything like these can be recycled.

2 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。

The AI-powered ChatGPT has drawn great interest from investors hungry for the next big thing in Tech. Created by Open AI, a private company backed by Microsoft, ChatGPT     1     (estimate) to have reached 100 million monthly active users just two months after launch, making it the    2    (fast) growing consumer application in history. But its popularity has also made it    3    target for regulation, attracting the attention of US lawmakers with questions about its impact on education and national security. Congressman Ted Lieu, said that    4     he was excited about the Chatbot, he was also shocked by AI, specially AI that is left unchecked.

One law firm focused on AI    5    (responsible) pointed to the national security concerns. It wrote of evil leaders， non-state actor and malicious (恶意) state actors    6    (use)these systems to generate information that could be wrong or could be harmful. At this point much of the recent concern about ChatGPT has come    7    (main) from educators focused on cheating and plagiarism (剽窃). Others have voiced concern that their computer program could also be used to spread false information.

In a statement OpenAI said “ChatGPT’s free use by everyone is consistent    8     the principles of democratization information. We don’t want     9     to be used for misleading purpose in schools or anywhere else, so we are trying to find ways to help anyone identify texts    10    (generate) by that system. ”

3 . 语法填空

Is artificial intelligence the greatest human achievement or the biggest threat to our     1    (exist)? People in the Technology of Tomorrow Forum have different views. Millenniumbutterfly thinks that his daily life is more    2    (convenience) with the advance of artificial intelligence. For example, he has got his super-smart personal assistant    3    (build) into his phone. The assistant answers any question he puts to her    4    (immediate) and even uses his answers    5    (learn) more about his preferences. He hopes that more breakthroughs in AI will be made soon, so that people can enjoy more and more benefits. Popkid admits that more advanced AI could be helpful in    6    (solve) the world’s problems,     7     there is a high level of risk involved. Actually, none of us is    8    (prepare) for the challenges of AI. In Pink_haze’s opinion, people all need to coexist    9     AI technology whether they like it or not. We have no choice but    10    (embrace) and regulate it.

4 .

Give me some Space by Philip Blunting Una dreams of a life in Space. Life on Earth is just so so-so. But how will she get there? And will she complete her mission to discover life in Space? On May 19th 2021, Give Me Some Space! was read to over 1.98 million children across Australia and New Zealand by NASA astronaut Shannon Walker – from the International Space Station (ISS)! Purchase This Book  Curiosity: The Story of a Mars Rover by: Markus Motum On August 6, 2012, the rover Curiosity touched down on the rocky surface of Mars — and now she’s ready to guide you through her journey firsthand. From idea to creation and beyond, this fact-filled, fashionable book introduces readers to Curiosity and her mission: to discover more about the red planet and search for evidence of life. How did Curiosity get her name? What tools does she use to carry out her tasks? Purchase This Book  Max Goes to Mars by Jeffrey Bennett Now fully updated with results from the Curiosity rover and much more, the new second edition of Max Goes to Mars picks up where Max Goes to the Moon left off, taking Max and his friends on the first human mission to Mars. There, you’ll learn how Max helps make one of the most important discoveries of all time. After returning home, Max and Tori reflect on the beauty and fragility of our own planet Earth. Purchase This Book  Ada Lace, Take Me to Your Leader by Emily Calandrelli with Tamson Weston Ada Lace likes nothing more than to play with mechanics like her robot, George. Her latest project is to fix up a ham radio, something that she could use to contact people on this planet…and beyond. During a sleepover, Ada’s best friend Nina hears something strange coming from the radio in the middle of the night. A distant voice says, “Release the swarm (蜂群)!” convincing Nina that aliens are about to invade the Earth. Purchase This Book

1. Which book was ever read to kids from the ISS?

A．Give me some Space

B．Curiosity: The Story of a Mars Rover

C．Max Goes to Mars

D．Ada Lace, Take Me to Your Leader

2. Whose book introduces Curiosity and her mission?

A．Philip Blunting.	B．Markus Motum.
C．Jeffrey Bennett.	D．Emily Calandrelli.

3. Who thinks that our planet will soon be attacked by aliens?

A．Una.

B．Max.

C．Ada Lace.

D．Nina.

5 . 语法填空

Now suppose    1     it’s your turn to go to the moon, just like Edwin Aldrin and Neil Armstrong. It’s an important and exciting space travel,    2     mission is to explore and gather information for the scientists on the earth.

Before you leave your lunar lander, don’t forget your equipment! Remember    3     the moon has no atmosphere. An atmosphere is the envelope of gases     4     surrounds some planets. The earth’s atmosphere has oxygen,     5     we need to breathe. You will need your spacesuit and your oxygen tank,     6     will help you to survive on the moon’s surface.

Your spacesuit will keep your body safe on the moon,     7     the temperature can be extremely cold or extremely hot.

Now imagine    8     you are walking on the moon’s surface. You will be fascinated by the view of the sky,         9    is extremely different from that on the earth.

In the powdery, grayish moon dust, you will probably find some footprints     10    Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin left many years ago. That’s because there’s no wind or water on the moon to wash the footprints away. The moon dust stretches as far as you can see.

As you walk along, you suddenly realize    11     you feel lighter. You can jump higher and throw farther. The reason     12     you can do jumping and throwing easily is     13       there is less gravity on the moon than there is on the earth.

Gravity is a force     14     pulls one object toward another object. Gravity makes you “stick” to the ground and makes your pencil fall to the floor     15     you drop it.

6 . 阅读下面短文, 根据首字母或中文提示写出空缺处各单词的正确形式。每空一词。

With the quick spread of COVID-19, more and more people around us are tested p    1    and people grow more and more     2    (焦虑). Here are some effective measures to p    3    you from being infected(感染)with the virus.

First, wear masks wherever you go, though it is not c    4    for you to perform daily routine. Second, m     5    distance from others. It is of extreme importance to avoid direct c    6    with those who have fever, cough or other COVID-19 symptoms(症状). Third, eat properly to ensure you have enough     7    (营养). If you have to eat outside, bringing food from home is     8    (推荐). Last but not least, we should a    9    importance to rest and exercise, which can help you     10    (恢复)sooner if you should fall ill.

7 . Read the following passage and answer the questions.

“Mystery creates wonders and wonder is the basis of man’s desire to understand,” said Neil Armstrong.

Neil Alden Armstrong (August51930-August 25, 1930), American astronaut, test pilot, naval pilot and university professor. At the time of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s service, Armstrong became the first astronaut on the moon on July 21, 1969, and the first human member to leave foot prints on the Earth’s alien, O Alder also became the second and the first person to return to the earth after landing on the moon, and the two stayed on the surface of the moon for two and a half hours. Armstrong’s first space mission is Gemini 8, in this task he and David Scott performed the first track in the history of docking. In July 1969, Armstrong took “a big step in mankind” when carrying out his second and final space mission Apollo 11.

August 25, 2012, due to cardiac bypass surgery complications he died at the age of 82 years.

His family said in a statement that Armstrong died of cardiac bypass surgery in early August after the complications. US President Barack Obama on the 27th ordered the country will be the first successful lunar month astronaut Armstrong funeral held on the day all day down half of the flag to the legendary tribute, sustenance grief. After the news of Armstrong’s death, the United States and the rest of the world cherish the memory of the moon through various means. NASA Institute of the Moon Science Institute through the Internet called on the public “blinked at the moon to pay tribute to him”
1. What is the main idea of the passage?
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2. Interpret the sentence “Mystery creates wonders and wonder is the basis of man’s desire to understand” said by Neil Armstrong.
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3. What did Armstrong originally say when stepping onto the moon?
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4. How did Armstrong’ country pay respect to him, the legendary astronaut?
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5. How do you understand “blinked at the moon to pay tribute to him”?
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8 . Are you interested in robot-science? What do you think robots are capable of? Let’s have a review of world-leading technology gathered at the World Robot Conference (WRC) 2022.

Technology in agriculture

A fruit-picking robot attracted visitors’ attention. With the help of various sensors and an AI system, the robot can collect fruit according to its ripeness, quality and size. The robot first locates the fruit and then uses sensors to decide whether it is ripe, with a robotic arm picking the fruit gently. The fruit is then categorized, ending up in a basket according to its size. It is said that more robotic technology will be used in agriculture in the future, including robots for daily inspection and weeding.

Robots fighting Covid-19

Medical staff conducting nucleic acid tests often find their work toilsome, especially under the summer heat. A nucleic acid test robot developed by Tsinghua University and a Chinese biotech company was presented at the WRC. It looks like a vending machine, but the robot can collect throat swabs (拭子), process samples, as well as produce and upload the results within 45 minutes. The whole process will not require the involvement of humans or laboratories.

Inventions of the youth

Those visiting the exhibit also witnessed the intelligence of a new generation. Wang Zirun, a junior student at the school, designed a three-dimensional parking facility model. Since there are usually too few parking spaces in older residential areas, Wang’s work aims to fit more cars into current parking spots. The facility works like a sky wheel with six parking spots. When cars need to be picked up, the facility rotates steadily, placing the car on the ground.

1. Where is the text probably taken from?

A．A travel brochure.

B．A technology textbook.

C．A science magazine.

D．A product advertisement.

2. Why is the parking facility designed like a sky wheel?

A．To save building materials.

B．To prevent cars from being stolen.

C．To increase ground parking spaces.

D．To make the most of limited space.

3. What can we infer from the text?

A．Both the fruit-picking robot and the nucleic acid test robot can save manpower.

B．The WRC is intended to inspire the intelligence of a young generation.

C．All the inventions mentioned have been put into practical use.

D．Human can be replaced by the robot in the future.

9 . For months now, our routines have been interrupted and we’ve been forced to adapt. Reportedly, one major consequence is a state of mental tiredness. It feels as if we’re all in a state of constant distraction.

“It felt like I had a mental block preventing me from focusing on the page,” says Sophie Vershbow, who recognized the mood early in the pandemic (流行病) when her tweet about “not being able to concentrate enough to read a book” was liked more than 2,000 times.

For many people, especially working parents, the sudden switch to home working has meant a conflict between work and life. It’s tricky to focus on a document as your kids wrestle for the TV remote control. But even when work is finished for the day and the kids are in bed, it’s hard to find any focus to escape into a novel or box-set.

A psychological theory called Cognitive Load Theory (CLT) might help explain why living in the age of COVID-19 may have turned our minds to soup. Put simply, CLT characterizes our minds as information processing systems. When we’re working on a problem, especially an unfamiliar one, we depend on our “working memory”, which is very limited both in its capacity and the length of time it holds information. The less familiar you are with a task, the more you depend on your working memory to help deal with the relevant information; in contrast, when you’re an expert, most of what you need to know is stored in long-term memory and you can complete the task automatically.

So COVID-19 has robbed you of the ability to do things on auto. Take a work meeting for example, before, you would just have turned up and joined in the discussion, but now if you’re working remotely you have to fire up your video-conferencing software, worry about your Wi-Fi and so on. The same applies to domestic challenges too, like ordering your groceries online instead of shopping in person. These adaptations force you out of auto-pilot and draw on your limited working memory capacity.

1. What is the result of COVID-19 mentioned in the text?

A．Being worn out mentally.	B．Drawing online attention.
C．Lack of interest in reading	D．Sticking to the old routines.

2. What can we know about the parents in Paragraph 3?

A．They wrestle with children for the TV remote control.

B．They can strike a balance between work and life.

C．They enjoy no form of entertainment.

D．They find it hard to concentrate.

3. What turns our minds to soup while living in the COVID-19 age?

A．Being interrupted by our kids.

B．The decline of our memory capacity.

C．Being occupied with new daily routines.

D．The independence of our working memory.

4. Which is the best title for the text?

A．New situation, new solution	B．CLT accounts for new challenges
C．New life in the age of COVID-19	D．Adjust yourself to working online

10 . Should humans explore space? If you ask me, I’ll definitely give a positive answer.

The space exploration has a direct impact on the lives of humans, as well as the state of our world. Satellites moving around the earth enable communication across the world, connecting people of different continents and broadcasting information worldwide. The Global Positioning System(GPS) can identify our location anywhere. Furthermore, weather satellites can forecast harmful weather conditions, which allows humans to prepare for deadly natural disasters and save lives.

Space programs can also indirectly lead to the solution to poverty and world hunger. For example, large plots of land could be used far better if humans applied technologies. The most effective tool is the artificial earth satellite. It can screen areas of land within a very short time, indicating useful measures, such as the condition of crops, soil, rainfall, and droughts. It can then transmit this information to ground stations on the earth for better use.

In recent years, space-based technologies have become an important factor to reach and expand global health objectives. Information provided by remote technologies can be applied to study the epidemiology. This data provided by space technologies can monitor disease patterns, understand the environmental causes that spread it, make predictions about where it can spread in the future, and make plans to fight it efficiently.

Furthermore, space exploration is something we can do for future generations. Mankind is using the resources provided on the planet, but these will run out one day. Overpopulation can be an existential threat for all mankind. With the advancement of space technology, it will be wise to use and explore the vast potential of other planets, such as the availability of mining resources on asteroids or other planets.

For the exploration of the universe, perhaps the most advantageous of all is that it will unite us to work together for a common purpose, regardless of our differences.

1. What can space exploration do according to Paragraph 2?

A．Improve the traffic on the earth.	B．Help humans communicate and spread information.
C．Help prevent deadly natural disasters.	D．Promote travel between countries.

2. How can space programs help solve poverty and world hunger?

A．By benefiting crop production with artificial earth satellites.

B．By transporting food worldwide more easily.

C．By creating job opportunities for the poor.

D．By protecting available land resources.

3. What does the writer think of mining resources on other planets?

A．Time-wasting.

B．Arguable.

C．Unnecessary.

D．Rewarding.

4. What is the text?

A．An advertisement.	B．An argumentative essay.
C．A speech.	D．A news report.